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A. L. HATCHER. COMBINATION CORN AND PEA PLANTER. APPLICATION FILED Aue.19.f1a19.

1,324,045. Patented Dec. 9,1919.

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A. L. HATCHER. COMBINATION CORN AND PEA PLANTER.

I APPLICATION FILED AUGJQ. .1919. 45. Patented Dec. 9,1919.

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To all whom it muy concern: i

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM L. HAToHnR,

a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Texola, in the county of Beckham and State of Oklahoma, have invented a new and useful Combination Corn and Pea Planter, of

. which the following is a specification.

i to provide'a device of this kind having a r ,This invention relates to new and useful improvements in agricultural machines, and more particularly to; seeding and planting machines. T

The primary object of this invention is plurality of -seed containing hoppers adapted to feed into a common distributer.

A. still further object of the invention is to provide valves for controlling the dis charge opening of the hoppers, to insure the discharge of the grain at a predetermined period.

With the foregoing and other object in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of theinvention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed. without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring now to the drawings Figure 1 illustrates a side elevational view partly in section of a. seeder constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 illustrates a bottom plan view of e the seeder looking at the same as indicated by the line 2-.2 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3' illustrates a top plan view of the seeder looking at the same froma position as shown by the line 8-3 Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a detailed view of the stationary valve member; and

Fig. 5 illustrates a detailed view of the rotary valve member.

Referring now to the drawings in detail,

, the reference character 5 indicates the combined frame and beam of the seeder, to the forward end of which is secured by bolts 6, the usual clevis 7. v

Depending from the frame 5 are the plates 8 which are, as shown apertured at 9 to provide bearings for the axle 10, on which are 'keyed the beveled pinions 11, for purposes to be hereinafter more fully described.

Extending upwardly through vertically disposed openings 12 are the parallel verti- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 9,1919. Application filed August 19, ie e. Serial noleiasve." v i l V:

cal shafts 13 each of which carries, on

through the frame 5' are the vertically disposed di charge openings 15, the lower ends thereof being in communication with a funnel shaped distributing spout 16,- the walls of which, as shown terminate in a relatively small discharge pipe" 17 Supported on the frame S and disposed directly above the vertical discharge, openings 15 are arranged the hoppers '18, which as'shown are preferably circular information, and have supported adjacent the bottom thereof a rotary valve member 19 having a plurality of openings 20 formed thereln, said openings being so constructed 7 that they may be brought into registry with the vertical discharge opening 15', to discharge seed, or other material'to said opening 15.

Each of the rotary valves 19 is provided with a central opening 21, which, as shown is preferably square to receive the squared portion 22 ofthe shaft 13, thereby fixing the same to said shaft in order that the same may-have a rotary movement therewith.

Disposed directly above said rotary valve member 19 is a stationary valve member I 23 which also is provided with a discharge opening 24:, one of the walls of whichbeing inclined as at 25 to provide a knife like edge 26, which'in operation cooperates with the openings 20 of the rotary valve member 19 for cutting ofi the supply of grain to said discharge openings, of members 19.

As clearly shown by Fig. 1 of the drawing the stationary valve'23 is provided with I a central opening 27 which embraces the shaft 13 for supporting the same, said valve member being held against rotary movement by engagement withthe lug 28 formed integral with the hopper, in which the valve member 23 is supported.

To the forward part of the beam 5, is secured the furrow-opener 29, which is also in front of the discharge tube 17, in order that the discharge tube 17 may deposit the seed directly'in the furrow.

To the rear of the discharge tube 17, and secured to the frame of the seeder isthe furrow coverer 30, which is supported with such relation with the di charge p pe Y imparting rotary moveineiit to the valve members 1 9, through the pinions 11, and

that the shine covers the furrow after a quantity of seed has been deposited therein. As shown, the frame is supported by Wheels 31, which are keyed t0 the shaft or axle. 10, in order that mtarymovememer thereof. 1

Theoperatlon of the device is as 51;

lows'z p p In the event that it is desired to plant peas and com, the hoppers'18 are filled with theirrespective grains, and the machine drawn the result that axlelO is revolved, thereby 1 It wili therefore be seen that when the viilv'e members 19 rotate under "the stat-- .tionary valve mernber's 23, the opehiiig's 20' thereof pick p at quahtitiz of grain, and

when said valve members pass a point to bring" the openings 20 into registry With the dis herge openings 15; it will be seen that the knife "like edge's26ea1ise th openings 22 to'c1ose, and deposit grain into the dis harg ope'nings w, from where it passes to: the funnel shaped distributing spout '16, and into the diseharg' e sp0ut-17 tothe'furvro orined by, the furrow formingrniem- "liming thus described my invention,

whatI elzimisk v i 7 7 In a" seeder, a vframe having discharge openiii'gs' extending. therethrough, a hopper positioned above eachof the. openings valve members mounted Within each ofthehop;

peis, each of the Valve members including a rotary disk and a stationary disk, each of said disks, having" an opening, the opening 1 1' one of said disl'zs-beih relatively long a knife-like edge iormine n of 'the relatively 1011;; openin means for securing the stationary disk against rotation,

and m ans for rotating the ioti'u y disk t'o deliver inate'r'iai through th'e'diSeharg'e open- I 111gS'.

In .testinionythat-i claim the f oregoing' as mybivfi, I have hereto affixed in'y i'sigriature in the presenee of two: wit esses.

witnessesyj ,IRAISPI'UD, A J. D, RUTHERFORI'). 7

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